Starter Brad Keller threw a pitch at the backside of Anderson and hit him. It started off a small ruckus between the clubs.

The benches emptied with some pushing and shoving, including an animated Rick Renteria yelling at one of the members of the Royals. No punches were thrown and the teams eventually went back to the dugout without any major incidents.

Anderson, Keller, Renteria, and Kansas City bench coach Dale Sveum were all ejected from the game for their roles in the skirmish.